From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 22 21:45:41 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6673A16A4D4; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:45:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greg.lane@internode.on.net) Received: from ash25e.internode.on.net (ash25e.internode.on.net [203.16.214.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9C8544F75; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:21:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from greg.lane@internode.on.net) Received: from router.lane.family (ozlane.net [150.101.115.95]) by ash25e.internode.on.net (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k5MLLKMm052916; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:51:20 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from greg.lane@internode.on.net) Received: from router.lane.family (localhost.lane.family [127.0.0.1]) by router.lane.family (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5MLLJq3007444; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:21:19 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from gjl103@router.lane.family) Received: (from gjl103@localhost) by router.lane.family (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k5MLLJRd007443; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:21:19 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from gjl103) Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:21:19 +1000 From: Greg Lane To: Jonathan Fosburgh , savovski@gmail.com Message-ID: <20060622212119.GA7232@router.lane.family> References: <20060622075236.GA95258@router.lane.family> <200606221129.19239.syjef@mdanderson.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200606221129.19239.syjef@mdanderson.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does anyone run VNC with 64-bit FreeBSD (amd64)? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: greg.lane@internode.on.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:45:43 -0000 On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 04:04:34PM +0300, Alex Savovski wro > I have the same ,problem,But I have never run on other version,I use > RELENG_6_1, AMD64 On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 11:29:15AM -0500, Jonathan Fosburgh wrote: > VNC (tightvnc included) as well as NXWindows (IMHO, much better than VNC) are > based on old versions of XFree86 that don't support AMD64. I have had some > success running the i386 package of tightvnc and starting only twm from the > xstartup script. Some applications (just about anything using gtk) crash the > VNC server, and some (KDE) work all right. YMMV. > > I have tried to make NXWindows work on amd64 but there is just too much > patching that needs to be done for my meager skills. Thanks for the info. I had figured something like this. I installed the 64-bit system anticipating a future memory upgrade from the current 4GB to 8GB. However, VNC is essential for various members of my group, as is ports/devel/root (which doesn't compile on amd64) and there is some of our own (also essential) custom software which is not 64-bit clean. Since this holds up a number of people from their work and my patching skills are VERY meager, I will have to roll back to the 32-bit OS. Thanks again! Greg P.S. Yes, I should have tested more before the upgrade. I did some tests, but obviously not enough! In my defence, I was hastened by the disk dying and the need to get the machine back up and running.